ABSTRACT

This paper exploits the property of random selection of questions for answering in Parliament to analyze the party-wise share of questions submitted, normalized by seat share, at two major economic policy events during the term of the Sixteenth Lok Sabha (LS16) – demonetization on 8 November 2016, and the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 1 July 2017. Parties are grouped into three: the ruling party (BJP); allied parties in the ruling NDA coalition; and parties in opposition. The paper also charts the change over time in the types of questions asked, and mines the official responses for information not normally available through the usual channels.

摘要

本文利用随机选择在议会中回答的问题的特性来分析在第十六届人民院（LS16）任期内的两个主要经济政策事件中提交的问题的党内份额，按席位份额标准化2016 年 11 月 8 日，以及 2017 年 7 月 1 日引入商品和服务税 (GST)。政党分为三类：执政党 (BJP)；执政的 NDA 联盟中的盟友；和反对党。该论文还绘制了问题类型随时间的变化图表，并挖掘了官方回复中通常无法通过常规渠道获得的信息。